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believes

VERB

trust, rely on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept admit conclude consider have hold regard suppose think trust understand

STRONG

accredit affirm buy conceive credit deem posit postulate presuppose swallow

WEAK

attach weight to be certain of be convinced of be credulous be of the opinion count on fall for give credence to have faith in have no doubt keep the faith lap up place confidence in presume true reckon on rest assured swear by take as gospel take at one's word take for granted take it

Antonyms

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abandon deny disbelieve discard dismiss dispute disregard exclude forget ignore neglect refuse reject

WEAK

distrust

VERB

assume or suppose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consider expect feel hold maintain presume speculate suppose suspect take think understand

STRONG

conjecture credit deem gather guess imagine judge postulate reckon sense

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon abstain desert disbelieve discard disregard forget ignore know misunderstand neglect reject stop

STRONG

calculate

WEAK

distrust

Example Sentences

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Hayley believes other people should be aware of his history.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The analyst believes Snowflake is experiencing a “flywheel effect where AI accelerates core consumption, and core data gravity fuels further AI adoption.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Moore believes that this Hawaiian law, and others like it in the works in other states, have a good chance of surviving at the Supreme Court.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Adam believes the arborist’s account of Brian’s threats was reasonably credible given Brian’s prior statements about the tree.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

He believes we really are going to be able to save Mom.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix